Treatment approaches for Guillian-Barre Syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Neurology is frequently dismissed as a discipline dealing with hopeless dis eases because of a perceived lack of therapies for patients with neurologic disorders. This perception is unfortunate because treatment approaches for a host of neurologic disorders (stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders) are currently evolving in an aggressive manner with remarkable outcomes for man y patients. This article reviews the therapeutic strategies for two importa nt peripheral nerve disorders: Gullian-Barre Syndrome and Chronic Inflammat ory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy. The emphasis of this article is o n treatment of these conditions.